Slog - Comments on The Seattle Library's Zine Symposium http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium One of the coolest things that the Seattle Public Library is doing right now is forging a partnership with the Zine Archive and Publishing Project. In order to get to the ZAPP, you have to go around the back of the Richard Hugo House, down some stairs into the basement, and through a room full of tables that are usually strewn with bits of paper and magazines that are being cut up into new zines. Once you are inside, you are surrounded by ceiling-high bookshelves that are full of zines of every possible genre, filed by subject. You can sit... Copyright 2008 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:26:48 -0800 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:40:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf I hope they can figure out a way to protect this resource from the rockin' goons who have cut up, marked up, or stolen almost every pop-music-related book in their catalog. Most of what's not gone or destroyed is now uncheckoutable reference only. Why are rock'n'roll fans such asswipes?

Are the zines cataloged anywhere?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c597696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c597696 Media Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:23:50 -0800 Comment by jb I am the Seattle Public Library teen librarian helping to pull this program together. Unfortunately, they are not cataloged because cataloging is an expensive, time consuming practice particularly with items that do not already have records. If we had insisted on having the zines cataloged then we would never have been allowed to proceed with getting the collection.

I hear you about cool materials being destroyed; it is a constant frustration for us as well. Hopefully, patrons will be so awed by the coolness of hand made zines that they will respect them. We can only hope.

I really do encourage anyone and everyone to come down to the festivities or come browse the new collection at The Central Library. E-mail me if you have any thoughts, or questions Jennifer.bisson@spl.org

]]> jb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c598179 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c598179 Media Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:51:58 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I understand these things aren't going to be in OCLC, and good luck trying to date them accurately; but at least a name index would be nice. Are they from all over the world, and all eras, or are they all newish Seattle ones?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c598220 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_seattle_librarys_zine_symposium#c598220 Media Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:40:16 -0800